Gravity Bleed ?
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Gravity Bleed ?
Can someone explain this to me. I would be able to do this by myself without another person right? I was doing some searches and is this the correct way?
Start at the wheel farthest from the master cylinder. Put a piece of clear tubing over the bleeder. Run the tube into something to hold the fluid. Take the cover off the master cylinder and top it off w/ fluid. Now crack that first bleeder screw open and leave it alone. Every so often check on the master cylinder to make sure it doesn't run low on fluid. Gravity will do all the work for you. In my experiece, it usually takes about 10-15 minutes per wheel. After letting each one bleed, close the bleeder screw off and move the next wheel, always doing the furthest one from the MC next. This is a good time to go ahead and get all the old nasty fluid out. Just wait until the fluid coming from each wheel is clear, then move on.
Start at the wheel farthest from the master cylinder. Put a piece of clear tubing over the bleeder. Run the tube into something to hold the fluid. Take the cover off the master cylinder and top it off w/ fluid. Now crack that first bleeder screw open and leave it alone. Every so often check on the master cylinder to make sure it doesn't run low on fluid. Gravity will do all the work for you. In my experiece, it usually takes about 10-15 minutes per wheel. After letting each one bleed, close the bleeder screw off and move the next wheel, always doing the furthest one from the MC next. This is a good time to go ahead and get all the old nasty fluid out. Just wait until the fluid coming from each wheel is clear, then move on.
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That's about it..... as long as there's no air in the master cyl (either it was OK before, or you bench bled it when you put it on), that's all it takes.
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